"Conservatives" are traitors.

[Cary]

49. Iggo, the subject interests me.

I have put in a lot of thought and actually some scholarship. I have a degree in economics and have studied neo-classical synthesis (which you might refer to as Keynesian), monetarists (Milton Friedman), Anarcho-Capitalism ("Maury Rothbard&quot , Rand, Austrian, and even "supply-side economics." I have engaged "conservatives" who, for the most part, are oblivious to real economics.

I am actually amazed at the degree to which Ayn Rand has been accepted, given the fact that she was regarded as a fringe lunatic during her lifetime. This is truly some kind of thought virus and yes the idea that you can't have altruism because it's abusive and that you must pursue your own selfish interests at all times, for the greater good, is sociopathic and vile.

I don't see how a reasonable mind can conclude otherwise. I mean isn't that the very definition of sociopath--a lack of empathy? And how can one possibly regard the institutionalization of that as anything less than vile?

You're amused? Really?

I don't see anything funny about it.